Chapter 440: For my white moonlight, cinnabar mole?
With more people on the road, the journey will not be boring.
And the journey was smooth and peaceful.
There was no longer the atmosphere of two major events that had happened in the previous two days.
They did pass a small village on the way. The village was not on the official road, but Qian Dazhong said that the village was not far away, so he ran there.
When he came back, he brought a whole slaughtered sheep and a few chickens, saying that although he had enough dry food for the journey, he couldn't keep eating like this.
That night, Qian Dazhong said he wanted to show off his cooking skills, so he roasted the lamb directly, and the way he roasted it was very particular. Su Changan saw that there were some techniques from the Western Regions in it, especially since Qian Dazhong also brought his own salt and peppercorns.
He even bought some other simple seasonings from his fellow villagers, and said that he had learned a lot from visiting places like Dunhuang.
The lamb was roasting on the campfire, the lamb fat was sizzling and the aroma was so strong that people around were drooling, especially the little girl Wu Xiaoyu, who was staring at the lamb.
Qian Dazhong was originally going to roast a few chickens, but Su Changan wanted to make them into beggar's chicken, so he did it himself.
A meal of roasted lamb and some beggar chickens.
While everyone was eating, they all praised the dish highly, especially the beggar's chicken, Qian Dazhong praised it endlessly.
Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang didn't say anything.
However, Li Xizhi smiled and said that his wife was a great cook and this was no big deal.
Everyone looked at Su Changan, thinking that even someone of such a high status would actually cook by himself.
After all, after a few days of contact, everyone probably knew that Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang must be noble people, but they guessed it and didn't say it out loud. Moreover, they were very close, so there was naturally no reason to say it out loud.
But for these children who grew up in the sect since childhood, the nobles are the ones who have everything they need, so there is no need for them to cook for themselves.
Especially someone as handsome as Su Changan.
However, a junior fellow apprentice from Haoyang Mountain said that if Su Changan were to make his way in the martial arts world, he would definitely be on the Rouge List, and might even take first place.
This scared Zhao Duan. After all, the number one on the Rouge List was the current Empress. How could she say such things casually?
Xia Fengxiang did speak up, saying that the queen was not there, so he could just say whatever he wanted, as no one would tell on him, and his wife might be prettier than the queen.
When Su Changan saw Xia Fengxiang speak, he also agreed and said, "That's right. Just say whatever you want. It's just talk. There's nothing wrong with the queen. I just think I'm prettier than the queen."
When everyone heard this, they all started laughing.
People in the martial arts world are free and easy, and really don't mind these things. Just now, Zhao Duan was afraid that these two nobles would mind them, but after hearing this, he naturally became unscrupulous.
Moreover, compared to the illusory Queen Mother, the lady in front of them was very approachable, and she spoke in a humorous way. She knew a lot of things. In their hearts, they really believed that the lady in front of them was more beautiful than the Queen Mother.
However, since they were talking about the Rouge List, Qian Dazhong mentioned that he had seen the person who was currently ranked second on the Rouge List before, and said that the female swordsman from the Green Lotus Sword Sect was really not as good as Madam Li. If Madam took action at this sword-raising competition, the Rouge List would have to be rearranged.
Su Changan's alias is Li Xinghe.
And Xia Fengxiang is Li Qingmeng.
Taken from 'A boat full of sweet dreams weighing down the starry sky.'
That’s why Qian Dazhong mentioned Madam Li.
certainly
Everyone present knew that Su Changan had some martial arts skills, and his strength was quite impressive.
Zhao Duan and others thought that Su Changan had at least ninth-grade strength.
Qian Dazhong naturally needed no further explanation, as he knew that Su Changan had reached his limit.
But some people did ask why she was not on the Rouge List, and also said something about what was going on with Shuya Tower.
However, Su Changan explained that he had rarely been out of the house, so Shuyalou should not know about it, and he did not care about those false reputations.
This time I went to the sword-waving conference because I felt bored at home, so I came out.
When everyone heard this, they understood.
After all, Shuyalou also records those who appear, and then sorts the list.
This lady had not come out until now, so naturally she was not recorded.
But everyone knew that if the Madam stood out at the sword-waving conference this time, she would definitely be seen by everyone.
However, a disciple from Haoyang Mountain spoke hastily and said that many people would covet the lady at that time.
After saying this, the man apologized immediately.
However, Xia Fengxiang waved his hand indifferently, saying, "Whoever wants it can take it."
Su Changan was a little unhappy.
But Xia Fengxiang didn't even look at Su Changan, his meaning was very simple, 'No way!'
Su Changan was helpless.
Luo Changfeng and others breathed a sigh of relief for the child. It was a good thing that His Majesty was in a good mood.
Pei Lingqiao lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
However, seeing how generous Xia Fengxiang was, everyone began to like him even more.
Looking at these two again, I feel that they have a really good relationship.
But everyone also looked at Junior Sister Pei Lingqiao silently, feeling a little distressed.
But he couldn't say that, so he immediately changed the subject and talked about some rumors they had heard at the Liuyue Manor Sword Conference.
Such as what kind of knife will appear, and which senior experts will come this time.
After Wu Xiaoyu was full, he was still a child and felt sleepy easily, so he lay down next to Qian Dazhong and fell asleep.
Looking at this child, Qian Dazhong may have opened up his mouth, or maybe it was because he had been in contact with the child for a few days and became close to him, so he finally started talking about this child.
It is said that he met this child in Liucheng that day.
The child was on the street at the time. He felt sorry for the child and helped him, then took him to eat.
Later he stayed in Liucheng for a few days, and the child kept coming to see her, and he was happy to help.
As a result, one day, Wu Xiaoyu came to him with ten taels of silver and expressed his desire to buy him.
Qian Dazhong said this, looked down at Wu Xiaoyu who was sleeping beside him, smiled, took out ten taels of silver from his pocket, and continued to speak, "It was raining that day, and she was watching me where I lived. I thought the child was greedy again, so I took her to eat again."
Having said this, Qian Dazhong fell silent again.
At the dinner table that day, Qian Dazhong looked at Wu Xiaoyu and smiled. After all, he also liked children very much. It was just that because of his appearance, he had never been able to find a wife, and he didn't want to just find someone to make do, so it had been like this.
but
Wu Xiaoyu suddenly looked up at Qian Dazhong and asked, "Do you have any family?"
Qian Dazhong was stunned for a moment, not realizing why the kid asked this question, but he still answered truthfully: "No, it's just me. My family died a long time ago."
Wu Xiaoyu said "Oh" and lowered his head to continue eating.
Qian Dazhong didn't care about these things and just helped Wu Xiaoyu pick up the food.
But the next day, Wu Xiaoyu came to Qian Dazhong early in the morning with some injuries on his body, which made Qian Dazhong very concerned.
But Wu Xiaoyu didn't care at all. He just took out ten taels of silver and said, "I don't have any family either. Can I use ten taels of silver to buy you to be my family?"
When Qian Dazhong heard this, he was even more puzzled.
But then, the people chasing Wu Xiaoyu came and cursed at him.
From the curses from those people, Qian Dazhong realized that these people were human traffickers and that Wu Xiaoyu was bought by them for ten taels of silver.
When talking about this.
Qian Dazhong didn't say what happened next. After all, Wu Xiaoyu was right next to him, so it must be that those human traffickers were dealt with.
After taking the blanket from Su Changan and covering Wu Xiaoyu with it, Qian Dazhong said, "This child doesn't know how much she was bought for. She only knows that she was sold for ten taels of silver."
After hearing this, everyone looked at the girl who was only in her teens.
There are so many sufferings in the world, and there are also many people suffering.
But since the people who are suffering are right next to us, it is inevitable that we have many feelings.
When they set off again the next day, no one said anything, but just looked at Wu Xiaoyu with even more pity.
After all, he lost his family when he was in his teens, but fortunately, he met a good person like Qian Dazhong, and finally he has a home.
Walking on the road, Su Changan was not sitting in the carriage. Xia Fengxiang and Wu Xiaoyu were sitting in the carriage.
He came out and walked with the others.
Zhao Duan, Qian Dazhong and others were beside Luo Changfeng, listening to the stories of this old senior who now held great importance in their eyes.
Su Changan listened and thought, "For martial artists, one thing is toughness and one is understanding. Good toughness means high understanding. No matter what happens, sooner or later you will achieve something, because you can't be impatient when practicing martial arts. The slower the better. Many martial arts masters who have been passed down all entered the realm of perfection in their later years and became masters. But if you have poor understanding, you have to endure hardships."
Li Xizhi is good at spoiling things and said directly, "Yan Yunxiao is not limited to his old age, he is so powerful now."
Luo Changfeng didn't hold back and cursed directly: "When such evildoers are everywhere on the streets!"
Li Xizhi smiled and then glanced at Su Changan.
Luo Changfeng immediately understood the meaning of this look, which clearly meant "There is someone over there."
Luo Changfeng hesitated to speak and glanced at Li Xizhi, the blind man. Didn’t he see that he was talking about serious matters with the junior?
So he ignored Li Xizhi and continued to tell Qian Dazhong what he had just said. Just because he could say it? There were only a few evildoers in the world, but they were all in the palace. This was unreasonable!
Su Changan wasn't very interested in listening, so he looked at Pei Lingqiao who was walking on the side.
Although Pei Lingqiao was not avoiding Su Changan all the way, every time Su Changan looked at her, the little girl would become flustered.
Su Changan actually noticed Pei Lingqiao's behavior from the beginning, so he smiled and said, "How do you practice swordplay on weekdays?"
Pei Lingqiao has a short knife. According to Pei Lingqiao's senior sister named Ruan Zhi, Pei Lingqiao's knife is the best knife in their Haoyang Mountain, and it was given to the junior sister by the founder himself.
This was considered as helping Pei Lingqiao and gaining some praise from Su Changan.
Su Changan also picked up the short knife named [Xingzhi].
As soon as he took the knife in his hand, Su Changan felt that the knife was indeed good, because it gave him the same feeling as the acacia seed.
After hearing this, Pei Lingqiao looked at Su Changan and hesitated to speak, because she was the laziest person in the entire Haoyang Mountain. How could she practice sword skills? Besides, she didn't know why the founder gave such a good sword to her and not to her senior brothers and sisters.
Ruan Zhi smiled and said, "Junior Sister usually..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Pei Lingqiao immediately reached out and covered his senior sister's mouth.
Ruan Zhi laughed, took away Pei Lingqiao's hand, looked at Su Changan and said, "Junior sister usually practices sword moves. Master said that junior sister is not in a hurry to practice sword intent because she has not found a suitable method yet. Besides, junior sister is very lazy and likes to play in the mountains on weekdays."
Ruan Zhi did not lie to Su Changan.
Haoyang Mountain is not a sect that practices swordsmanship. Although the founder is an ultimate swordsman, his sword is full of murderous aura, which is not suitable for Pei Lingqiao. That's why Pei Lingqiao was asked to practice more swordsmanship.
Su Changan looked at Pei Lingqiao.
Pei Lingqiao’s strength is actually only at the third level. He has some sword intent, but it is very rare. It is probably gained from practicing sword moves.
Pei Lingqiao felt a little embarrassed, so he glared at his senior sister and complained why he said those things in front of her.
Ruan Zhi didn't care. She looked at Su Changan and thought for a moment before saying, "Madam, do you want to give some advice to Junior Sister?"
After all, over the past few days, Su Changan spoke more casually, so Ruan Zhi and others were no longer so polite and used honorifics in their speeches while being respectful.
Su Changan said: "I dare not say I can give you any advice. Actually, I am only a half-baked one, but I practice sword skills by practicing calligraphy and swinging the sword. Can you give it a try?"
Pei Lingqiao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Su Changan: "Swinging a sword, practicing calligraphy?"
Ruan Zhi on the side also looked at Su Changan with a strange expression, because she had never heard of such a method of practicing sword.
Su Changan nodded: "The one who taught me sword didn't let me practice sword moves, saying that I was stupid and had to start from the basics. So she asked me to practice swinging the sword, and then practice calligraphy. I didn't understand, so I just did what she said. Then I practiced the sword spirit in a daze, and then when I was writing, I started to mix the sword spirit into it, and then..."
When he said this, Su Changan looked at Pei Lingqiao and Ruan Zhi and asked, "Do you want to see my handwriting? My handwriting is very beautiful!"
Ruan Zhi nodded immediately, looking expectant.
Pei Lingqiao wanted to nod, but was embarrassed, so he just looked at Su Changan, but his eyes could not hide his expectation.
Su Changan also took out a piece of paper from his arms.
The above content was written by Su Changan last night. He was mainly because he couldn't sleep and was bored, so he wrote it casually, and he was quite satisfied with it.
The paper was delivered to Pei Lingqiao and Ruan Zhi, and some people from Haoyang Mountain who were around also came over when they saw it.
Su Changan opened the paper.
It says 'A dream through the moonlit night, a tender spring breeze through the sky.'
It was just a simple sentence, and everyone who saw it was stunned for a moment.
Although they haven't read many books, when they saw this sentence, a different picture emerged in their minds.
But after all, scholars cannot understand poetry, but.
They can see the words.
They looked at the words on the paper one by one with complicated expressions, and then looked at Su Changan who had a smug look on his face, their expressions became even more complicated.
There were some among them who practiced swordsmanship, but their level was not high, so they couldn't actually tell what was wrong with the words. However, they were sure that there was sword meaning on them, but they couldn't tell anything more.
Just think.
This word...
Very strange!
Ruan Zhi looked at these words and didn't know what to say. She just looked worried, thinking about what to say so as not to embarrass Madam Li.
Pei Lingqiao, on the other hand, looked at this poem and felt that it was a beautiful poem. While thinking about it, she looked at the words and for some reason, she felt that it was very powerful! She had seen the words written by her master, but these words were more powerful than those written by her master.
But she didn't know how powerful it was, she just had this feeling.
But what really made Pei Lingqiao stare at it infatuatedly was the picture that emerged in her mind after reading this poem. It was really beautiful.
Su Changan looked at everyone in silence, smiled and said, "It looks good, right?"
Pei Lingqiao nodded subconsciously.
Seeing the junior sister nod, Ruan Zhi and others were surprised.
Su Changan was so happy to see Pei Lingqiao nod that he said immediately, "Come, let me teach you. If you decide to practice calligraphy and swordplay, you'd better not follow the usual way when writing. For example, when I wrote the word "moon" in "night", I wrote the two horizontal lines inside. The same goes for "wind". I wrote the inside first and then the outside. And for "love" in "softness", I wrote the "moon" at the bottom first."
Su Changan said this while Ruan Zhi and others looked at Su Changan and had no idea what to say.
For some reason, everyone suddenly understood how such a strange word came into being.
I now understand it more clearly. No wonder this word is so strange!
However, Pei Lingqiao blinked as he looked at the words in front of him and said, "It turns out that words can be written like this."
When everyone heard this, they immediately looked at their junior sister, wanting to say that this was wrong! But because of Madam Li being here, they were too embarrassed to say it.
Pei Lingqiao looked at the paper in his hand and had a small wish, so he turned to look at Su Changan.
But I want to speak, but I am too embarrassed to do so.
Su Changan saw the girl's expression and guessed what she meant, so he said, "If you like it, I'll give it to you, but don't give it to anyone casually. This thing is quite valuable. Keep it and sell it when you run out of money."
After hearing Su Changan's words, Ruan Zhi and others remained silent. The poem was very good, but the words were hard to describe. I'm afraid it wouldn't sell for much. No one knew what this Madam Li was talking about!
Pei Lingqiao was suddenly startled and looked at Su Changan: "Is it okay?"
Su Changan nodded.
Pei Lingqiao widened his eyes, forced the corners of his mouth to suppress their tendency to curl, and bowed to Su Changan excitedly.
Su Changan smiled and said, "Remember to work hard when practicing swordsmanship, don't be lazy. Although you have the protection of your senior sisters and brothers, you still have to be strong. I didn't give you this word for nothing. After this time, we will say goodbye. If we meet again, you have to be at the fifth level."
Pei Lingqiao nodded immediately, and then put the paper away as if he had found a treasure, but after thinking for a while, he looked at Su Changan and said, "Sister, how do you practice calligraphy? How long does it take to write? And how about swinging the knife?"
Su Changan heard this and said with a smile: "At the beginning, I practiced calligraphy 100,000 times a day for two or three hours, basically the whole day. Later, I swung the sword less and practiced calligraphy for an extra hour. I am stupid and can only work very hard. You are so smart, you don't need to do this. Anyway, give it a try. Maybe this method is not suitable for you, but what if it is?"
Hearing Su Changan's casual words.
Pei Lingqiao, Ruan Zhi and others were shocked.
Swing the sword 100,000 times a day and practice calligraphy for two or three hours.
Just two simple numbers, but they sound scary.
Isn't this more difficult than what they, the disciples of the martial arts sects, have to endure?
If they had not seen Su Changan's strength, they would not have believed it. After all, it was not something that an ordinary person could endure.
Not to mention that it kills time like this, just the perseverance and persistence alone is far beyond that of ordinary people, not to mention how boring it is.
So, all of a sudden, everyone looked at Su Changan with more respect.
"How did you manage to hold on? If it were me, I wouldn't be able to make it even for a day." Someone asked.
Su Changan was stunned for a moment, then after thinking for a while, he glanced over at the carriage and noticed that his wife was eavesdropping. He smiled and said, "Maybe, for Zhusha Mole and Bai Yueguang?"
Everyone was puzzled.
Su Changan smiled and looked over at the carriage again. His eyes were gentle, as if he was looking at his wife through the carriage. There was no room for any more superfluous beauties in the world in his eyes.
The only reason he persisted was because of the girl he wanted to protect, who was both the sweetheart in his heart and his white moonlight.
but
Su Changan retracted his gaze and looked at Pei Lingqiao and the others and said, "We can hold on if we grit our teeth."
(End of this chapter)
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